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Infrequent Illicit Methadone Use Among Stimulant‐Using Patients in Methadone Maintenance Treatment Programs: A National Drug Abuse Treatment Clinical Trials Network Study
Author(s) -
Wu LiTzy,
Blazer Dan G.,
Stitzer Maxine L.,
Patkar Ashwin A.,
Blaine Jack D.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
the american journal on addictions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.997
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1521-0391
pISSN - 1055-0496
DOI - 10.1080/10550490802138913
Subject(s) - methadone maintenance , illicit drug , medicine , methadone , odds , psychiatry , stimulant , substance abuse , drug , logistic regression
We sought to determine the prevalence, patterns, and correlates of past‐month illicit methadone use and history of regular illicit use among stimulant‐using methadone maintenance treatment patients. We obtained self‐reported information on illicit methadone use from 383 participants recruited from six community‐based methadone maintenance programs. Overall, 1.6% of participants reported illicit use in the past month, and 4.7% reported a history of regular use. Younger age and history of outpatient psychological treatment were associated with increased odds of past‐month illicit use. Illicit methadone use among patients in maintenance programs is infrequent; however, a number of factors may increase risk of illicit use.